Hi, I’m Hannah Sandifer!

I’m a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern at Mind-Body Trauma Therapy.

I am currently in the final phase of my clinical training and completing a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Rollins College.

I primarily work with childhood trauma, shame, anxiety, life transitions, and relationship patterns in teens and adults. My approach is attachment-based, trauma-informed, and grounded in the connection between the mind and body. My work focuses on helping you reconnect with yourself, strengthen your relationships, and move toward a life that feels more authentic and aligned for you.

Maybe you’re feeling stuck in patterns that are affecting your relationships, emotions, boundaries, or the way you see yourself. Together, we can explore those patterns and make sense of how past experiences may still be shaping the way you relate to yourself, others, and the world around you. My hope is to help you better understand yourself, build greater self-trust, and feel more empowered in the way you move through life.

I believe our struggles are not evidence that something is wrong with us, but reminders that we have adapted to life’s experiences in the best ways we knew how. Healing begins when we meet ourselves with curiosity instead of judgment. I am committed to creating a warm, collaborative space where you feel safe enough to show up exactly as you are.

Rate: $50 per 60-minute session.
If cost is a concern, we can talk about options together, on a case by case basis.

  • "The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are."

    -Joseph Campbell

Areas of Focus:

  • I’ll help you understand how early attachment wounds or relationship traumas shape your patterns in relationships.

    Together, we work on building secure, nourishing connections with yourself and others.

  • I’ll help you work with the inner critic that fuels shame, perfectionism, and self-doubt. I support you in building a more compassionate, grounded relationship with yourself.

    My work focuses on gaining deep insight into the root of these patterns, and then strengthening self-trust and a steady sense of self-worth.

  • I’ll help you understand what happens in your nervous system during emotional overwhelm and moments of dysregulation.

    Together, we build practical and somatic tools to help regulate in real time and feel more grounded and steady when feeling emotions.

Therapeutic Approach:

  • Attachment-based therapy is a deeply relational approach where clients experience a consistent, attuned, and emotionally present connection with their therapist.

    Over time, that relationship becomes a space to notice patterns, repair relational wounds, and practice feeling safer in connection.

  • A powerful therapy that helps you process and heal from distressing or traumatic memories that may be stuck in your nervous system. This process can lead to profound relief from trauma and anxiety.

    I am currently training in EMDR and can offer EMDR sessions July 2026.

  • Parts work helps people get to know the different parts of themselves that show up in thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

    Over time, this therapy helps people learn to understand and accept these parts of themselves, and lessen unhelpful patterns.

  • A body-centered approach to healing that focuses on the connection between the mind and body. It helps people process and release trauma, stress, and emotions stored physically though techniques like breath work, tracking sensations, movement, and mindfulness.

Work with Hannah
Work with Hannah

Getting personal…

“From a young age, I have always had a heart for helping others and a deep appreciation for meaningful human connection. That passion grew into a desire to understand people, relationships, and the ways our experiences shape who we become. Pursuing counseling felt like a natural calling, one that allows me to combine my love for people with my desire to walk alongside them as they heal, grow, and rediscover themselves.

My life has included experiences that invited me into my own healing journey. Through years of personal therapy, I have experienced firsthand the courage it takes to be vulnerable and the freedom that comes from developing a more secure relationship with yourself and others. Therapy helped me cultivate a stronger sense of self, choose connection over self-protection, and trust that healing isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about reconnecting with who you’ve always been beneath the patterns you developed to survive.

Outside of counseling, I enjoy reading, trying new recipes, practicing yoga, spending time with friends and family, and with my cat, Ollie. These everyday moments remind me that meaningful growth doesn’t only happen through big breakthroughs, but also through slowing down, being present, and connecting with what matters most.“

-Hannah <3

I value empathy, authenticity, freedom, and meaningful connection. 

I strive to approach life with openness, choosing courage over certainty and expression over perfection.

Curious if we’re a good fit?

Reach out for a free 15-minute chat, and let’s see if my approach feels right for you!

You can contact me directly at:
Phone/Text: (407) 476-6394
Email: Maria@traumatherapyfl.com

Or, click the link below and schedule a free consultation, requesting me specifically!

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